Personal Life
He has been married to Meredith Lynn Auld (a former Miss South Dakota and author) since 1962. They have three daughters, Jennifer Jean, Andrea Brooks and Sarah Auld and four grandchildren. Brokaw and his wife spend considerable time at his ranch on the West Boulder River near Livingston that he bought in 1989.
On September 6, 2012, Brokaw was hospitalized after appearing on MSNBC's Morning Joe. He later tweeted that he was "All well" and explained his illness as having accidentally taken half a dose of Ambien in the morning.
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